Edward Young (Royal Household)

Edward Young has been the Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen, in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom since September 2004. He was born on October 24, 1966, and was educated as a boarder at Reading School. Young joined the international division of Barclays Bank in 1985, and served in various financial and managerial positions. He moved to the Head Office of Barclays Bank plc in 1997, becoming Deputy Head of Corporate Bank Public Relations. From 1999 to 2001 he was advisor to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and then to the Leader of the Opposition. He joined Granada plc in 2001, and was Head of Corporate Communications, working primarily on the merger with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. He succeeded Stuart Shilson in the Private Secretary's Office. He is married to Nichola.

In 2006, Buckingham Palace announced that in September 2007 Mr Young would be promoted to the role of Deputy Private Secretary.